Portrait of Nicolas Sarkozy
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Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France, 2007 to 2012

Pursued tougher policing and immigration rules, market-friendly reforms and a leading role in the 2011 Libya intervention. He was later convicted in corruption and campaign-finance cases.

Nicolas Sarkozy sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning free market on economy, leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority and leaning strength-first on war and peace.

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Where Nicolas Sarkozy sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Nicolas Sarkozy

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Leaders furthest from Nicolas Sarkozy

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement19%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201523%Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 198624%

Political views closest to Nicolas Sarkozy

Thatcherism and ReaganismFree-market economics, tax cuts, deregulation and a firm stance toward the Soviet Union.80%SovereigntismInsists that national institutions, not international bodies, should have the final say.77%BonapartismAuthoritarian rule by a popular leader who claims to embody the nation, with plebiscites…74%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: European People's Party, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.